How should medication reconciliation be conducted at transitions of care to prevent adverse drug events?

How should medication reconciliation be conducted at transitions of care to prevent adverse drug events?

• A. Compare current medications with newly prescribed regimens, identify discrepancies, resolve differences with prescribers, and educate patients on changes and purpose at each handoff.
• B. Update medication list only at discharge, ignoring prior meds.
• C. Rely on patient memory to recall medicines.
• D. Update only the allergy list.

Answer: (B)